In this video, I talk with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the ridiculous proposal recently featured on state-run CBC News regarding a "sin tax" on meat products.
According to a British lobby group, it would be "beneficial" to the environment and health for government to impose a tax on meat products. This group doesn't seem to see the irony in mankind's most notable killer and polluter stealing people's money in order to stop them from being unhealthy and save the environment at the same time.
The idea is to tax meat the way many countries tax tobacco, sugar and carbon, all terrible money grabs to begin with.
It has been beamed into our brains that we must not take care of ourselves and instead depend on the government to take care of us for us.
Major corporations benefit from such taxes and regulations as they are further monopolized by the state, driving small business competitors out of the market. The big corporations can afford to deal with the taxes on their products a few layoffs later. Small businesses cannot compete however. This is an attack on those in poverty and within the middle class. This drives up the price of already terrible foods like McDonald's and Burger King. As if the carbon tax wasn't enough to drive up prices everywhere due to exporting and importing.
It's sad to know people actually support such a ridiculous idea.
Interesting that the claim is that the government wishes to enforce rules to make people healthier all the while promoting the notion of depopulation. How's that for irony?
The arrogance of people thinking that others should eat healthier so therefor they should be extorted is another lesson in freedom. Do not bow down to the state. Do not bow down to the theft we call "taxation." Do not allow a collective mob rule every single part of your life.
The unhealthy meats that would be taxed are full of pharmaceuticals from pharmaceutical companies that the government monopolizes in the first place.
How about allowing free market demand to take over, bringing in true small business competition and innovation, bringing in more production therefor more jobs with higher wages to take care of these problems without government even entering the picture? Without government standing in the way of competition and propping up massive corporations? Individual demand will ensure the best products win. High quality. Lower price. That which is more environmentally friendly as that is the tide the market is following. How many times do we have to go over this? I thought the left didn't like major corporate monopolies. I suppose it depends. As long as the limosine liberals have their parents' money to live off of, they don't mind extorting everyone else who has a different opinion than them.
Demand of your dollar, not enforced coercion of the state. Make that your motto.
